I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

The very concealed, yet very guiding deliberate questioning made Xiao Liu Zhi's white and tender brows tightly knit together;
The anxious look that flashed across his face from time to time was undoubtedly the instinctive desire of Xiao Liu to open his mouth to explain and excuse his uncle;
But in the end, even though Xiao Liu Zhi rubbed the corners of his clothes anxiously, he never said another word.

——Whether Liu Sheng's words are true or not is certainly not something that Liu Zhi, who is only five years old, can easily judge.

From remembering things at the age of three or two to now at the age of just five years old, these short few years of memory can't make Liu Zhi's knowledge reserve at all, including these little-known past events that are deliberately concealed by people around him.

But there is one thing that Liu Zhi can basically be sure of.

Brother Prince, there is no need to lie to yourself.

The eldest brother of the prince, there is no need to lie to the half-brother who is connected by blood on such an issue that is related to the friendship between Liu Zhi and Tian Fu's uncle and nephew, and it is easy to judge who is right and who is wrong.

It's just that, the hesitation in Xiao Liu's heart became more and more intense...

"Uncle, have you really been lying to me all this time?"

"Could it be that the Changling Tian clan where my uncle belongs to is really a thief who steals the country—the descendants of the Tian Qi royal family, and the Changling Tian clan has been a traitor for generations?"

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"The system of the mausoleum..."

"I seem to have heard from my husband that the system of the mausoleum is to strengthen the base and weaken the end."

"Then uncle, is it really the 'mo' of 'the strong base is weak'?"

"The Tian family of Changling was moved into Changling by Emperor Taizu Gao, not to protect the imperial tomb, but just..."

The more he thought about it, the tighter his brows were furrowed, and the upper and lower lips were tightly pursed into a straight line.

Perhaps it was the first time in his life to think independently, which made Liu Zhi a little unaccustomed;

I don't know how long it took before Liu She finally came to a conclusion.

——The focus right now is to judge the authenticity of Liu Shengcai's words!

To be precise, it is to judge whether Liu Sheng's words are true or false.

Afterwards, based on this, Liu Zhi was able to judge how true or false his uncle Tian Fu was to him in the past.

And for His Royal Highness King Jiaoxi, who is only five years old, the best way to judge the authenticity of these things...
"Let's go."

"Looking at the military workshop again, it's time to go back to Chang'an."

"—The imperial grandmother misses Ah Shu, and a few days ago, she told me to take Ah Zhu to Changle Palace to meet the imperial grandmother."

"Let's go around and look around a little bit, and go back to Chang'an before dark. Maybe we can go to the emperor's grandmother and have a delicious meal?"

Seeing little Liu Zhi's entanglement, Liu Sheng of course diverted the topic very naturally, and without deliberately giving his younger brother Liu Zhi a chance to ask Queen Mother Dou for advice in person.

It's just that when he said this sentence, Liu Sheng couldn't forget to look at the change in the expression on the younger brother's face.

What Liu Sheng most wanted to see on Liu Zhi's face was actually excitement.

——The prince's court meeting, the "delicacy" that can be eaten by the Queen Mother Dou is of course some things that cannot be eaten normally.

If Liu Zhi was excited by Liu Sheng's proposal of "go to the emperor's grandmother to eat beef", it means that His Royal Highness King Jiaoxi can barely be counted as staying at a psychological age that corresponds to his biological age.

children~
It's normal to be gluttonous and delicious.

Of course, if Liu Zhi is not happy about this, but still silently doubting his uncle Tian Fu, Liu Sheng can still accept it.

After all, no matter how you say it, he is also the royal family and the current prince;
There is nothing wrong with being a little precocious.

It's just that Liu Zhi's next reaction was far beyond Liu Sheng's expectations.

"I understand what the eldest brother of the prince means."

"When we arrive in Changle, I must ask the emperor's grandmother: Why did the Tian family of Changling be moved into Changling, and what is the purpose of the mausoleum system?"

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"I don't really want to go to the military workshop."

"If brother Enyun, brother wants to go back to the bedroom first."

As he spoke with a stern face, he saw little Liu Zhi, ignoring Liu Sheng's slightly surprised expression, carefully glanced at Xia Que beside Liu Sheng.

"The bedroom is a little far away, and my younger brother is young;"

"I don't know if elder brother can lead younger brother to the bedroom first under the order of CRRC?"

The voice of milk is milky, but the voice suddenly makes people look serious, which only makes Xia Que at the side panic!
Hastily raised his head to look at Liu Sheng beside him, just in time to meet Liu Sheng's deep eyes that implied deep meaning after thinking about it.

"Never mind."

"Ah Shih is young, after walking so much, he should be tired."

"Summer sparrow~"

"go;"

"King Xijiao, let's go back to the bedroom first."

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"Settle King Jiaoxi, and prepare chariots and horses."

"After an hour, return to Chang'an."

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Watching the back of his younger brother Liu Zhi with a sullen face, Xia Que carefully led him to the bedroom, Liu Sheng slowly put his hands behind his back, and let out a long sigh.

And at Liu Sheng's side, Liu She, the Shaofu who had been following Liu Sheng, finally found a chance to speak.

"His Royal Highness vs King Jiaoxi~"

"Hey······"

"Let's say something presumptuous: the friendship between His Highness and King Jiaoxi seems to be stronger than that between His Highness and the Seventh Prince..."

"Heh, heh heh..."

Hearing Liu She's intentionally trying to get close, but also implying something else, Liu Sheng just laughed and shook his head.

"In the past, Marquis Tao was a servant, and basically had no contact with me."

"Maybe I don't know."

"—I am a person who doesn't like to go round and round."

"If you have anything to say, Tao Hou can just say it outright?"

The indifferent words only made Liu She's complexion slightly stagnant;
But Liu Sheng turned around indifferently, put his hands on Liu She's back naturally, pushed gently, and walked towards another workshop not far away.

"Young Mansion and Royal Father have a relationship of monarch and minister for nearly 20 years."

"My father and the emperor are very close, and the Shaofu is in front of me, so naturally there is no need to be too polite."

"They are all straightforward people, why bother with those twists and turns?"

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"This younger brother, Ah Shi, is considered to be lonely and has a heart disease."

"And the Shaofu is also the confidant of the emperor's hidden residence for many years."

"If you have anything to say, the Shaofu can just speak out."

"Father's old minister in the latent residence, the confidant of the humerus, can Gu still be on guard?"

Hearing Liu Sheng's words, Liu She's heart that had been a little suspended before was finally put back to its original place.

Thinking back to the images of Young Master Sheng and Prince Sheng in the hearts of the world over the past few years, and looking at the calm smile on Liu Sheng's face;

Bowing his head with a strong smile, and thinking for a moment, Liu She finally accepted Liu Sheng's veiled kindness.

"His Royal Highness speaks seriously, speaks seriously..."

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"The superiority and inferiority of monarchs and ministers must always be kept in mind."

"Your Majesty is close to the minister, it is His Majesty's kindness, and it is His Majesty's kindness to the minister;"

"If the minister disregards the dignity of the monarch and ministers because of His Majesty's closeness, I am afraid that he has failed His Majesty."

"And Your Highness is also the king of the minister."

"There is absolutely no reason for a subject to be pampered in front of the monarch..."

As he said that, Liu She never forgot to wear a faint smile that was not flattering, but definitely modest enough.

And after Liu She's veiled show of favor, Liu Sheng smiled with a little sincerity on his face.

——Having been the crown prince for so long, even if Liu Sheng is a fool, he should have some special skills that a political figure should have.

And fake smiles and fake politeness are one of the first skills Liu Sheng learned.

Perhaps these skills, the current Liu Sheng, have not fully mastered them, or have reached the level of mastery and mastery.

However, with such a "master" person like Tian Ziqi teaching him, it is only a matter of time before Liu Sheng fully masters these skills...
"As expected of Marquis Tao~"

"Even in this Shanglin and in this private occasion, he never forgets his duty as a courtier."

"It's no wonder that the previous emperors of my Han family, all the way to my father, have favored Marquis Tao, and have taken him as their confidant."

"—His Royal Highness praises;"

"—The minister and the ancestors of the past dynasties are just doing their duty as a minister."

"—His Highness praises so highly, minister, I really dare not be..."

"Peach Marquis is too modest..."

Qishen walked ahead, and then had some polite conversation with Liu She, Liu Sheng quickly brought the topic back on track.

However, the first thing Liu Sheng asked about made Liu She, who had prepared the draft earlier, was ready to go, and was ready to answer questions about food and money systems, was a little unexpected...
"With Taohou as the young mansion, my father can't be more at ease."

"Father, don't worry, I naturally have no reason to worry."

"—As for the food and money system, leave it to Tao Hou to take care of it. I am 1 rest assured."

"Come to Shanglin today because I have other important matters, but it is inconvenient to meet and talk with the Shaofu privately in Chang'an..."

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"Before becoming the Shaofu, Taohou, he worked as a servant for many years."

"As for the eunuch, although his job is to serve the emperor's chariot, what really matters is horse administration."

"Especially now, our Han family is recharging their energy, and the monarch and ministers are bearing the burden of humiliation. They can't lift their heads or straighten their waists in front of the Huns. The horse administration in the hands of the servant master is especially critical."

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"After last autumn, the northern barbarians went south brazenly, destroying the Yanmen Garden of our Han family, and kidnapping tens of thousands of horses;"

"The eunuch Yuan Ang just took office not long ago, and he hasn't even smoothed out the affairs of the eunuch's office. I'm afraid he hasn't taken care of Ma Zheng at all."

"So about Ma Zheng, it's better to ask Tao Hou?"

Seeing that Liu Sheng didn't ask about food or coercion, but instead used "Tao Hou was a servant before" as a pretext, leading to the matter of Ma Zheng, Liu She was secretly slightly surprised;
But after thinking for a while, Liu She also nodded slowly with a serious face.

——Liu Sheng was right.

After the rebellion between Wu and Chu was quickly quelled, and through follow-up measures, the primary internal problem of "separation of clans and princes" was basically resolved. Now the strategic focus of the Han Dynasty has shifted outwards visible to the naked eye.

To put it more bluntly, the strategic center of gravity of the Han family is rapidly shifting to the northern Xiongnu from guarding against the separatist forces of the clan and princes in the Kanto region in the past.

Under this premise, the horse administration under the leadership of the servant master naturally became the key to the defense of the North Wall, and even the decisive battle between the Han and the Hungarians in the future.

Just as Liu Sheng said: Compared with Yuan An, who has just become a servant and has not even recognized his team, the matter of Ma Zheng is obviously still here with Liu She, and he can get the answer Liu Sheng wants better.

Thinking about this, Liu She only straightened his face slightly, and his demeanor became serious in an instant.

Seeing Liu She's attitude of "being a servant for so many years, just ask any questions about Ma Zheng", Liu Sheng also suppressed the smile on his face.

"Please tell me the eunuch as carefully as possible: What is the current stage of the horse administration of our Han family?"

"Is it just the beginning, or is it waiting to be harvested, or has it reached the point where it can be harvested?"

"If you want to speed up the progress of the horse administration, what method does the eunuch think you can achieve?"

"If you can't speed up, what should you do to ensure that the horse administration of our Han family will proceed step by step and smoothly enter the harvest stage as planned?"

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"To put it more bluntly: as the crown prince, what can I do for the servant?"

"Is there anything I can and should do that can provide practical help to the servant or solve specific difficulties?"

Now that the conversation started, Liu Shengzi didn't make many detours, and just stated his attitude straightforwardly.

——I would like to give a push to the government. It is best to speed up the progress, and at worst, it cannot slow down the progress;

And Liu Sheng's frank attitude also made Liu She feel a kind of "why did I become a Shaofu" sigh and regret...
"Your Highness has such an ambition, if His Majesty knows it, he will be gratified."

"It's just that the Taifu Mazheng, from the time of the Taizu Emperor Gao, has never been able to explain things clearly in a few words..."

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"Ugh······"

"Since the Taizu Emperor Gao and the Xiongnu Shanyu: Suo Maodunhui hunted Pingcheng, and fell into the siege of Baideng, Ma Zheng has become the top priority of the court of our Han family."

"This is because of the Battle of Pingcheng, which bluntly told Taizu Emperor Gao, as well as Zhou Bo, Guan Ying and other heroic generals at that time: If there is not enough cavalry, our Han family will always be bullied by the Huns. "

"And forming a cavalry army requires a sufficient number of war horses."

"However, the place where our Han family raises horses——Henan land, at the time of chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the northern barbarian Huns took the lead..."

Full of sighs and full of melancholy, Liu She couldn't help but shook his head, and let out a little sigh;
Later, Liu She, a "professional" with rich experience and many years of service, put all the difficulties in the Han family's horse administration in front of Prince Liu Sheng.

"Not having enough land for raising horses is the number one obstacle in my Han family's horse management."

"In order to solve this problem, Emperor Taizong Gao once tried to fight the Huns in order to regain the land of Henan."

"It's just that Liu Xingju, the King of Jibei, conspired to rebel and let the late emperor's plan go to waste;"

"The focus of our Han family's horse administration, also under the decision of Emperor Taizong, changed from 'recovering the horse breeding land in Henan' to setting up horse gardens near the north wall."

"This is undoubtedly the next best thing."

"And even this 'best second best' method attracted the vigilance of the Huns at the end of last year..."